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The sign of the NIU Center for Black Studies sits outside the building in the snow. The Center for Black Studies will hold a celebration for Kwanzaa before the end of the semester. (Northern Star File Photo)

Center for Black Studies to hold pre-Kwanzaa celebration

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | November 29, 2023

DeKALB – The Center for Black Studies will have a pre-Kwanzaa celebration to commemorate the upcoming holiday which is normally celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.  The celebration will be held so that students who will be leaving campus for the...

Gaylen Rivers, the assistant director of programming for the Center for Black Studies, explains the many traditions of the holiday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

The Center for Black Studies celebrate Kwanzaa, host farewell dinner for director

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | December 12, 2022

Community, spirit and unity are at the heart of this cherished holiday tradition as people gathered on the evening of Dec. 1 for the Center for Black Studies pre-Kwanzaa celebration.  According to Gaylen Rivers, assistant director of programming at...